- #1 Snooze: A Choice
97% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Meat
Windows
Wake up. Get ready. Go to work. Wake up. Get ready. Go to work. Wake up. Get ready. Feed the demon? Go to work. Daily life might be getting to you, but your medication is taking care of that, right? Or maybe it's making things worse. Rise and grind or choose to snooze?
Why similar: Narrative 35.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 9%
- #2 The Underground Press
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Aleksei Parfenov
Windows
An atmospheric first-person psychological horror game. As a journalist, explore abandoned post-Soviet subway stations. Solve interactive puzzles, collect documents to uncover the true reason behind the subway's closure, and save your life.
Why similar: Narrative 30.2% ★, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Realistic 7.3%, Dark 7.2%
- #3 The Anomaly Experiment
96% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11%, Realistic 8.4%
- #4 Project NexOS
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Centricode Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern-day narrative mystery where you explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data, blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone.
Why similar: Narrative 30.1% ★, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Crime 15.1%, Hidden Object 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #5 Time's Abyss
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: watasePub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
You're trapped in the office! Every time you leave, time resets and you find yourself back in the office. What secrets lie within the time loop, and can you successfully escape the office?
Why similar: VR 25.8%, Psychedelic 23%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #6 They Can Hear Us
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: VS Entertaiment
Windows
"They Can Hear Us," the first episode, narrates horror stories that interact with you through the microphone, playing on the fear of whoever is listening.
Why similar: Narrative 41.1% ★, Psychedelic 15.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Crime 11.8%, Exploration 5.6%
- #7 KARJALA
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UWEGPub: SQRT Games
Windows
A hot-tempered private of the Soviet army is sent through a portal to the Backrooms behind a fight with an officer, he needs to find a missing scientists. Monsters are hunting him, and the offended commander is trying to trap him. Will the soldier be able to survive and return?
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.3%, Alternate History 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, 1980s 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #8 The Last Case of John Morley
91% matchVery Positive82% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Narrative 31.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 7.9%
- #9 Descending I - House of Nightmares
92% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Dungeon Games
Windows
Descending is a VR horror game with puzzle elements. You play as the new owner of a house and your goal is to break the curse that was cast upon the estate.
Why similar: VR 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Hidden Object 10.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #10 The Rise of the Golden Idol
90% matchVery Positive93% of 4,120 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.1% ★, Narrative 17.7% ★, Crime 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #11 NMNE
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.1%, 1980s 16.8%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Realistic 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #12 Dolls' Domain
89% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Not Evil Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
You find yourself in a dollhouse - can you escape, or will you meet your fate? Navigate through the escape room-style puzzles, and avoid being caught by the creatures who exist in this place, and gain your freedom from the dollhouse!
Why similar: VR 37%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #13 Layers of Fear
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Psychedelic 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #14 ESSOMENIC
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRYGD Interactive
Windows · Linux
You are the surgeon navigating patients' memories via crude, retro machinery, under the command of a strange, occult organization. Keep your patients alive long enough to uncover your exact role in this surreal mess of an operation.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Psychedelic 13.4%, Alternate History 11.4%
- #15 The Creature: Escape Room
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: k148 Game Studio
Windows
You are a detective sent to investigate the mistreatment of a mysterious creature. In this escape room there are not only puzzles, but also characters and history.
Why similar: VR 21.5%, Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Crime 15.4%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #16 Fragments of Dread - Late Lines FM
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Late Lines FM is a first-person, story-driven psychological horror experience. Your night shift at 107.9 FM turns into a nightmare with the forbidden 99.9 frequency. When the cursed song plays, you should cover your ears but to find the radio, you must listen.
Why similar: Narrative 31.3% ★, Psychedelic 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 5.6%
- #17 Project Hailstorm
85% matchVery Positive84% of 700 reviews2025
Dev: Imbrium
Windows
Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.8%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, 1980s 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #18 GILLES
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Infiniti Sound Imagery StudiosPub: Gilles Villeneuve Pictures
Windows
GILLES shows the Journey of a Theater Director's 10 years exile to create his Great Work, his Theater Play named The Klown. On this first episode, join him and SamPath on their Journey to show the Great Premiere. GILLES is a story exploration game from Infiniti Studio.
Why similar: Narrative 35.8% ★, Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Psychedelic 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #19 Letters of Bernard Thorne
84% matchVery Positive98% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Narrative 43.2% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Puzzle 6.1%, Exploration 5.1%
- #20 Pine Hollow
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyper Bizarre
Windows
Pine Hollow is an atmospheric anomaly-hunting game set in a 90s US neighborhood. Explore Echo Bubbles, use your Zapper to clear anomalies, and uncover the mystery that brought you here. Can you escape the Deviation?
Why similar: Narrative 27.2% ★, Mystery 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Hidden Object 8.5%
- #21 Ware's Laboratory
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
Anti-piracy measures are now active. Your game has turned into a surreal nightmare. Crawl through corrupted levels, read notes from a malicious developer, and confront the dark past in multiple realities.
Why similar: Narrative 25% ★, Psychedelic 15.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Dark 8.2%
- #22 Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages.
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Next Path Media
Windows
The original 90's Myst style Adventure Game featuring pre rendered graphics, intricate puzzle solving and step through exploration, exactly as it was first released in 1996 but with the post launch patches added. 'Extras' include the original pitch document, pre production art and loads more.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Psychedelic 19.2%, Alternate History 13.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 8.4%
- #23 Ombre
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mirage Makers
Windows
A VR narrative sci-fi horror game. Trapped in an alien prison, you explore, investigate objects, and talk your way through an escape with Isaak, a survivor stranded in orbit who can only reach you by radio. Every conversation choice shapes what he tells you and what he keeps to himself.
Why similar: VR 26.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dark 6.2%
- #24 BLOK
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyotr Vozniak
Windows
BLOK is an Orwellian psychological horror game set in post-communist Poland. You play as a political exile who fled during the communist regime. Years later, after the system’s collapse, a strange letter from your mother draws you back home. But something is deeply wrong.
Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 14.5%, 1980s 11.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #25 Episode
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starcade Studios
Windows
On his way to the city, Jonas is forced to stop when his car breaks down amid a fierce storm. Stranded, he seeks refuge in Nachtheim — a seemingly quiet town hiding dark secrets. As the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur, Jonas must navigate and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, 1980s 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Realistic 9.2%
- #26 Last Labyrinth
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: AMATA Games
Windows
SAW meets ICO in this haunting and intimate VR title. Players must work together with a mysterious girl who speaks a foreign language to escape a mansion full of hidden dangers.
Why similar: VR 26%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dark 8.5%
- #27 Moss Palace Parade
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: tangekitan
Windows
謎に満ちた施設「モスパレス」を探索し、貴女と世界に秘められた謎を解き明かそう
Why similar: Narrative 50.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dark 9.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #28 King's Detectives
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Earl of Blackmoor
Windows
King’s Detectives is a 2–4 player co-op detective game set in the fictional medieval kingdom of Westmoor. Appointed by King Edmund IV, explore castles, monasteries, villages, and towns, gather evidence, question suspects, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Crime 9.1%, Realistic 8.9%
- #29 The Rounds of Six
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Games4Wonders
Windows
A first-person psychological horror set in an oppressive clinic, centered on cyclical madness. As a doctor, perform daily rounds in Ward No. 6. Study your surroundings and stay attentive to break the loop.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Realistic 10%, Mystery 9.8%, 1980s 9.2%
- #30 Heaven's Vault
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 43% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #31 Error 2351
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Super Arcade Entertainment
Windows
A 3D first-person horror game of survival and exploration. As a former police officer, you search abandoned halls and buildings, solve environmental puzzles, and evade the horror of scientists haunting Ridgecourt Forest. By uncovering hidden clues, you’ll piece together the truth behind the mystery.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, 1980s 13.3%, Realistic 9.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #32 Telemetry
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ankyrian Software
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric cosmic horror story told through a retro-futuristic terminal. On your first day at a secretive transnational space agency, you'll operate deep-space probes, and explore a silent galaxy. Until you are noticed...
Why similar: Narrative 38.3% ★, Conspiracy 17.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #33 The Simulation
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playmestudio
Windows
A never-before-seen game is the only clue left at a crime scene. Called in as a retired game designer to help with the case, you discover hidden breaches that let you cross into game worlds from within.
Why similar: Narrative 28.5% ★, Crime 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.8%, Realistic 9.2%
- #34 Scarred
75% matchMixed56% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 36.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17%, Dark 10.7%, Puzzle 7.5%, Mystery 7%
- #35 Shores of Loci
76% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: MikeTeevee
Windows
Escape the Ordinary, Create the Extraordinary. A Puzzling Adventure by MikeTeevee.
Why similar: Narrative 38.7% ★, VR 28.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #36 Clawback: Police Corruption Simulator
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: WZOGI
Windows
A narrative-focused crooked cop game. Manipulate death investigations and file false evidence to reap ill-gotten gains in a dystopian future. Save yourself.
Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Crime 23.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #37 Zemblanity
75% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Realistic 10.9%
- #38 Paranormal Night Shift
73% matchVery Positive97% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 12%
- #39 The Case of the Golden Idol
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Narrative 20.3% ★, Mystery 13%, Crime 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #40 Pit of Despair
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cassier Studios
Windows
Pit of Despair is a psychological horror game set in a snowbound cabin, isolated in a remote forest. Trapped with no escape, something lurks—within the walls or your mind. A short, intense experience (30–45 min) inspired by P.T. Silent Hills and The Exit 8. Best played in the dark with headphones.
Why similar: Narrative 35% ★, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Mystery 10.3%, 1980s 9.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #41 Tom Dahl
71% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Bonemeal Productions
Windows
In the small, burnt out Northern Ontario town that was once Montgomery Hills, there is a prisoner. You are in charge. Keep yourself awake long enough to see the light of day. Uncover the truth about one of Canada's biggest tragedies. The prisoner has a name and his name is Tom Dahl.
Why similar: Crime 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 12%, Mystery 10.6%
- #42 RIP Love: A Story of Pain
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Holeloop Studio
Windows
RIP Love: A Story of Pain is a narrative-driven experience about love, loss, and betrayal. Explore the emotional weight of grief and depression through interactive storytelling, atmospheric design
Why similar: Narrative 31.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Realistic 8.6%
- #43 Chainsaw Snuff Shots VR
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: The Only Way Out
Windows
Trapped in a deranged killer’s domain, you must outsmart the nightmare. The chainsaw-wielding psycho hears everything—every step, every breath. Use camera, tools, stealth, and your wits to survive. One wrong move, and the hunt begins. Will you escape, or become another gruesome trophy?
Why similar: VR 22.6%, Psychedelic 20.5%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #44 Detective Agency Gray Tie 2 - Collector's Edition
72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Avi Games
Windows
The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!
Why similar: Narrative 21.5% ★, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Hidden Object 16.3%, Crime 16.3%, Mystery 8.6%
- #45 PECADO
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Solid Neon SD
Windows
PECADO is a first-person folkloric horror experience set in the “España profunda”. Listen to the word of God.
Why similar: Narrative 39.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.5%, 1980s 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 5.9%
- #46 Blackhall
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Realistic 10%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #47 Cryptic Tales - Crossroads
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innervation Bros
Windows
Jon’s dreams were filled with music and a love life he once had. Now they’ve curdled into nightmares, weaving between memories and unknown realms. Set in the '90s, this immersive first-person psychological walking simulator follows Jon as he realizes… something is stalking him.
Why similar: Narrative 31.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #48 Blind Memory
69% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: OliveRoots StudioPub: OliveRoots Publisher
Windows
Dive into a haunting mystery where you wake up half-blind and amnesiac, trapped in a time-looping nightmare. Uncover the truth through shifting 3D and 2D perspectives, where every revelation twists reality further.
Why similar: Narrative 39.8% ★, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 11.9%, Realistic 4.9%
- #49 Rain of Hunger
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murwake
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror game. Play as a novelist searching for her missing nephew, and the man the whole town still blames for the truth she's about to uncover. Two perspectives, One town.
Why similar: Narrative 38.4% ★, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #50 pleXus VR
72% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Step into this experimental, story driven escape room genre, and be part of a modern take on the beginning and end of times. Explore unearthly locations starting from small chambers to ending up on a galactic scale, and crack puzzles in every one of them that will help you face THE ANSWER!
Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, VR 23%, Mystery 12.1%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #51 Death at Fleming Manor
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Narrative 25.8% ★, Crime 17.3%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #52 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island Prologue
69% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Locked and left to your own devices once again! Muster your wits and find a way out of a yet undiscovered part of your recently inherited mansion. The Prologue takes place between the events of Gordian Rooms 1 and 2.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Hidden Object 18.1%, Realistic 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #53 The 7th Guest Remake
65% matchVery Positive86% of 271 reviews2026
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 12%, Hidden Object 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%
- #54 Fantoccini
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: NGD
Windows
They have come, they are watching, they are already here, they do not give us time to think. This madness is happening.What's next? Am I really going to be one of them? Fantoccini is a psychological horror game in which you escape to a mysterious place from which it is impossible to get out.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22%, Psychological Horror 18%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Mystery 10.6%, 3D 8.3%
- #55 Project Atlas
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Inspired by the 3I/Atlas comet, Project Atlas is a story-driven sci-fi narrative following Commander Simth as she tracks a mysterious object through deep space and discovers a truth no one is prepared for.
Why similar: Narrative 47.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 11%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 7%
- #56 The Forgotten Ones
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Blazing Soft
Windows
Leidy dreamed of the city, she never imagined violence would force her there. In this 90s narrative adventure, explore streets and interiors, inspect traces people left behind, hear conflicting family memories, and reconstruct meaningful objects by hand while restoring what violence left unfinished.
Why similar: Narrative 50.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Exploration 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #57 The Lighthouse Secrets
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Megalos Arts
Windows
On a remote and forgotten island, a century-old lighthouse that once guided ships across the seven seas has ceased to function. Its disappearance has sparked countless theories and speculations. To solve the mystery, the protagonist, is hired to investigate The Lighthouse Secrets.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, 1980s 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #58 Lost Traces: Genesis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stavros TheologouPub: Sitting Ducks Productions
Windows
Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Realistic 9.4%
- #59 Ethereal Enigma
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Mindfly Studio
Windows
¿Are you ready to take ghostbusting into your own hands? Find the elements to complete the ritual, and escape the room.
Why similar: VR 42.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Dark 12.8%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #60 Cryptica
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graham Uhelski
Windows
Cryptica is a narrative-based psychological horror game where the apocalypse is just the beginning. Explore the enigmatic lands of Antarctica and find the missing film crew.
Why similar: Narrative 32.2% ★, Psychedelic 17.4%, Alternate History 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%